Tanuki Raccoon Dogs Scrotum Art

clipped from www.pinktentacle.com In the mid-1840s, ukiyo-e master Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) created a number of woodblock prints showing legendary tanuki (raccoon dogs) using their humorously large scrota in creative ways. River fishing Shelter from evening showers Rokurokubi (long-necked monster) disguise Net fishing River crossing Towboat Seine fishing See more of Kuniyoshi’s tanuki images at Kuniyoshi Project (1, 2).